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Authorities say the roof of a privately run East Texas prison has collapsed, temporarily trapping dozens of inmates and sending 19 injured inmates to hospitals. One of those inmates was later airlifted to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston after today's collapse at Diboll Correctional Center, about 100 miles northeast of Houston. In a statement, a prison spokesman said the other inmates suffered cuts and bruises when wallboard fell from the ceiling of a housing area at the prison about 11:30am. Officials are trying to determine the cause.

1st thing any corporation or government does to save money? Defer maintenance. Roof maintenance for this firm. At least no inmates died.

JERZJOE

Jul 20, 2014 6:08 AM CDT

These Prisons are a luxury in today's world! They should be like the one in the Movie "PAPILLON"(excellent with Steve M.) The Devil's Island is said to be the most dreaded prison in the history of mankind. Now that's more like it! There ya go!